Intel Core i7 8559U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i7 8559U with 4 cores 2.7GHz and Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus with 10 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus 's Advantages
Released 6 years late
Higher specification of memory (8448 vs 2400)
Larger memory bandwidth (135GB/s vs 37.5GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.7GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (42MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (23W vs 28W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 8559U
1416
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
+65%
2347
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 8559U
4869
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
+166%
12973
Blender
Intel Core i7 8559U
69
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
+421%
360
General Parameters
Apr 2018
Release Date
Apr 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
Qualcomm
Laptop
Type
Laptop
-
Instruction Set
ARMv9
Kaby Lake-R
Core Architecture
Snapdragon X
-
Processor Number
X1P-64-100
Intel BGA 1356
Socket
Custom
Iris Pro Plus
Integrated Graphics
Qualcomm Adreno X1
Core i7 (Kaby Lake-U Refresh)
Generation
Oryon
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
28 W
Power Consumption
23 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
80 W
72 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
Intel
Foundry
Samsung TSMC
123 mm²
Die Size
mm²
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
10
-
Performance Core Threads
10
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
4.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
4
Total Core Count
10
8
Total Thread Count
10
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
27.0
Multiplier
34x
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
-
256 KB per core
L2 Cache
-
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
42 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8448
32 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
8
37.5 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
135 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
1200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
-
Shader Units
1536
-
Texture Units
48
-
Raster Operation Units
6
-
Execution Units
6
-
Power Consumption
-
Graphics Performance
3.8 TFLOPS
